This American of Samoan origin was elected as a Democrat from Hawaii from 2013 to 2021. During her mandate, she criticized the Obama Administration for its policy against Islamic extremism. She has long opposed U.S. interventionism abroad. To the point of seeming more tolerant towards dictators. In 2017, she opposed any Western military operations in Syria, going so far as to meet with Syrian leader Bashar al Assad.
“Who is this guy?”, “The least qualified candidate in American history”: the appointment of Pete Hegseth as head of the Pentagon surprises
On the day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Tulsi Gabbard wrote on Twitter that the war could have been avoided by the Biden Administration and NATO, if they had addressed “legitimate security concerns ” from Moscow.
Since leaving the Democratic Party, after its failure in the 2019 primaries, she has supported Donald Trump, whose campaign team she joined. She was considered for a time as a running mate.
Her nomination, like those of other key government positions, must in principle be confirmed by the Senate – in which case Democratic senators should challenge Tulsi Gabbard for her past positions. But Donald Trump suggested he could use a clause that allows the President to make “temporary” appointments when the Senate is not in session.
